Where does “forestlessness” come from?
forestlessness (English) comes from English forestless, from English forest, from Middle English forest, from Old French forest, from Latin forestis — dative plural of foresta; ablative plural of...
forestlessness (English): Lack of forests
Definitions
- Lack of forests
Ancestry of “forestlessness”, step by step
forestlessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English forestless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | forestless | Without a forest |
| 2 | English | forest | A dense uncultivated tract of trees and... |
| 3 | Middle English | forest | A forest or wood; A preserve for hunting... |
| 4 | Old French | forest | forest, royal hunting ground |
| 5 | Latin | forestis | dative plural of foresta; ablative plural of... |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |